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How to: Plastic-free storage

In Germany, 18 million tons of food ends up in the trash every year. 10 million tons of that could be avoided. Just imagine how long you would have to nibble on 10 million tons. According to Tafel...

Zero Waste Sex

Sex. A slightly different way to awaken spring fever. But it can be quite effective. Here too, we put on our sustainability glasses and look to see if there are environmentally friendly alternativ...

The Sustainable Laundry Guide

Save CO2 when washing? Is that even possible? And honestly, does it really make that much of a difference? Do it. 0.6 kg CO₂ washed at 30°C, air dried 0.7 kg CO₂ washed at 40°C, air dried 2.4 kg...

Goodbye synthetic frills - hello environmentally friendly cleaning

Okay. Hands on the table. Cleaning isn't necessarily the most exciting topic. At least that's the case for many people. But it's an everyday topic. After all, we spend 1.5 years of our lives cleani...

DIY Cleaning Products - 5 Basic Building Blocks and Recipes

Making your own cleaning products is really easy and much more environmentally friendly than buying them yourself. You know exactly what's in them and you save money. You don't need any crazy ingr...

No Trash Challenge

Let the journey begin.. We want to make it easier for you to start living a more sustainable life. Take one step at a time. Life doesn't have to become plastic-free overnight. It's a process an...

5 Reasons for Zero Waste

Zero waste is a good thing, right? That's what people do now. We basically agree, but we want to show you why exactly we love zero waste so much. Here are 5 reasons why a zero waste lifestyle is...

Zero Waste gift packaging

Every year again: Unwrapping presents is fun, increases excitement and is simply part of Christmas. Yet around 10% more paper packaging ends up in the trash every year at Christmas*. We ha...

Zero Waste Gifts

36 ideas for waste-free gifts: You don't produce any waste and save yourself a trip to the crowded shops, where in the end only rubbish ends up in your shopping basket.

DIY Hacks - OU Edition

We love do-it-yourself. It feels like you can make everything yourself these days and you can find instructions somewhere. There are so many recipes and ideas that you don't even know where to s...